“How did we (introverts, unsociable, reserved people) live before? Like it or not, you need to communicate with other people. At college, at work, at parties. Because it’s impossible to go to such places at all, but once you’ve come, then go ahead and communicate. And not only is the company of other people annoying in principle, but you also need to communicate with them, otherwise everyone looks at you sideways, considers you a “beech”, they say to each other about you: “He, as always, is on the handbrake.” And if at home I decided to sit it out, then my family comes to you with communication. Or they grumble: “Something is wrong with you. Why don't you go and chat with your friends? This is somehow wrong. All people are like people, and why are you such a beech?” Defending your borders was a kind of fantasy. Parents rarely teach this even now, and even earlier, the concept of “personal boundaries” was not in use. Therefore, many “beeches” criticized themselves for such detachment from other people, considered themselves “unfinished,” and felt guilty for their behavior. In general, self-flagellation for one’s own lack of communication was very common. Help came from unexpected places. Gadgets appeared and the Internet became almost ubiquitous. Now I boldly go into some society, take out my smartphone, for example, and EVERYTHING! I have a legal right to be alone among others. And now no one will call me a bitch because I’m just sitting on my phone. And at the right moment, I can take a break for a couple of minutes (from the phone), read everyone a joke from the Internet, or share some news, or laugh with everyone at a joke, the text of which I have not heard. Now I can be with everyone, not being here. And I don’t even need to defend my right to be like this, my phone will do it for me, showing everyone that I’m not uncommunicative, I’m just busy. And I don’t feel guilt, and there’s no self-flagellation, because I “communicate” with others, “ came out into the public." Well, yes, I spend most of my time on the phone, but a lot of people do that now, why am I worse than others? In other words, thanks to the phone, I became like everyone else - I fit into society. Yes, this may give rise to other problems, and it covers some, but it still became easier. This is what makes me happy. Progress, after all, is a good thing, sometimes it helps a lot. In a word, gadgets are a paradise for introverts, unsociable, reserved people».